First of Many Worried Parent Moments

Well, we had a moment last night where we played the part of the overprotective and worried parents. For the baby? Well, of course -- however, it was towards our first born child, Gus.

We had been outside playing in the yard with Gus' best friend, Lady. Lady lives next door and they love to play together. We came in from playing and Gus was acting fine. A few minutes later, he came into the kitchen and threw up. Then, he sort of staggered around and fell over. It was like a seizure! My baby dog!!!

Well, of course we went into full panic mode! We called the vet, but they were non-commital on whether we should bring him in or not. We decided to go ahead and take him in. As soon as we got there, they took him from us and took him into the back to be evaluated. (Mental note, don't let strangers take your baby from you at the doctor again!) After a long time (15 minutes), someone came and got us and took us into a room. Still, no Gus! After about 10 more minutes, the doctor came in (without Gus!) to talk with us. WHERE IS MY DOG?!?!

Well, bottom line -- the doctor thinks he may have gotten too hot and fainted. We were supposed to just give him a quiet night at home with his loving parents and watch him closely for a few weeks. This is the age where some dogs start to show signs of epilepsy, so we would want to catch that immediately! But for now, it's most likely an isolated incident.

He was acting fine this morning, but he was super needy last night. "Just like his momma", according to Michael. He thinks that Gus and I act just alike when something is wrong with either of us. Anyway, crisis averted! Michael and I were talking on the way home last night from the vet that basically this episode is the equivalent of our child falls and bumps his/her head. Of course, they act fine, they are playing, not crying, no swelling ... yet, we decide to go to the doctor or ER. Hopefully, we won't be overprotective parents -- but you never know!